Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-05
LOCAL NEWS.

The ice dealers are happy.
John Maddox is back from Colorado.
Have you broken your good resolu-
tiOnp
u. X. Harrington is here from Brim-
field, III.
We had an inch and half of snow
Saturday night.
For rent-a new two room house.
apply to Henry burst. "a
This town has never had boom. We
must have'one this year.
Judge Loren Edwards went to Edo
RADIO last Friday on business.
Sheriff Nelson and wife took in the
Lake-Pierce wedding Sunday.
The holidays are over now. and we
can all settle down to business.
Boots and shoes Of all kinds made TO
measure at Wood Il Vincent's. 81
Currie Il Schmidt will buy corn in
large lots, and advance literally. 81.
For Rent-The store room occupied
by Eli Smith. Apply to Henry Durst.
Postmaster McCleary has been nurs-
ing troublesome carbuncle for week
past.
Monday morning was the coolest of
the winter. The thermometer indica-
ted II below zero.
Attorney A. l.. Noble was in Wichita
Saturday and Sunday, on business and
pleasure combined.
Before YOU sign an application for a
farm loan, see Blair ~ Ewart at the
First National Bank rs
DIR. Moore reports a 12-pouud boy to
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Hoffman, born yes
torday, 9Th, INST. This is their Grst.
Mr.. Joseph Gillian, son of Rev. W.
II. Gillian, of this city, was married at
Montrose, Colorado, Christmas day.
l.. w. Moore and family returned
from their visit to Sumner county Mon
day, and went To Lake City yesterday.
IL is the opinion of County Clerk
Taliaferro that no two justices of the
peace in this county understand the
stray law alike.
Fires are kept up in the court house
day and night now, while the plasterers
are at work, The building will be ready
for occupancy by March LIST.
Commissioner Douglass drove down
from Sun City last Monday morning,
AMI arrived here before breakfast. The
mercury marked 10 degrees below zero.
Currie * Schmidt have received car
load of Lawrence, Kansas, flour, which
they guarantee To be as good or better
than any Hour sold in this market. Try
it and be convinced. -
lngraham n Fort will next week
move into their own office, next door to
the Medicine Lodge hotel. Mr.. Ingra-
ham expects To build on the lot now oc-
cupied by the old house in the spring.
Judge Howe's court was in session
yesterday, and more than one person
was restless. The new county attorney
will have plenty TO do IL he completes
all the work that Judge Howe has set
cut.
The ice harvest commenced last Sat
urday in earnest and Messrs. II. NJ.
Sparks, Lee, Doran 4 Roberts, Smyth
y Noble and A. ID. jameson worked to-
gether TO good advantage, using the pa
tent ice plows and large force of men
and teams.
Misses Moore X Merchant are to move
into the Concannon building, now Occu-
pied 10y Ramsey & Sheldon, in short
time. They will put in large stock of
millinery goods and conduct the most
extensive establishment in this part of
the southwest.
At Lake City, Friday night, Decem-
Der eth, the local dramatic company of
that city, will produce the popular
play Among the Breakers" The COM
pany Is said to be good one, and we
hope that there will be a good crowd in
attendance from this place.
ii. $. lands, the new county super
intendent of public instruction, took
formal charge of his office Monday.
Mrs. A. j. Jones, who has been deputy
superintendent for quite awhile, for
mally indicted him INTO Office and sur
rendered the keys, the great seal, etc.
The event in the history of Sun City
was the marriage of Mr.. Louis Bissant7
and Miss Julia Balding last Saturday
evening, January LIST. The ceremony
was performed by Rev: Sheidler, at
Odd Fellows hall that the many friends
OF the young couple could witness it,
and afterwards regular wedding BAN
quet was spread and enjoyed, and then
q dance was started and continued I'M
I'll the iron tongue Of time proclaimed
the holy Sabbath day. This young
couple have started on their new life
under the most happy auspices, and we
hope that no clouds will ever gather in
thew horizon.